Pneumatic labeling-machine



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PNEUMATIG LABBLING MACHINE. No. 603,669.l Pa'tmted May 10,1898'.

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CHARLES F. TEBBETTS, OF BOSTON, "MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE TEBBETTSLABELLING MACHINE COMPANY, OF WEST VIRGINIA.

a SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,(2369, dated May10, 1898.

Application filed April 23, l 8 9 7.

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern.:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. TEBBETTS, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements iny Pneumatic Labeling-Machines, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines forapplying labels to bottles and other articles; and its object is toapply said labels to said articles by means of air from a suitableair-pump.

My invention consists of certain novel features hereinafter described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a construction embodyingmy invention, Figure l is a side elevation of my improved labelingapparatus, showing the parts in the normal positions. Fig. 2 is a planview of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through theapparatus with parts in full lines and showing the apparatus in positionto apply a label to a bottle or other article. Fig. 4 is an enlargeddetail sectional view of the label box and carrier for carrying thelabel from the label-box to the article to which it is to be applied.Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the labelingbox andshowingthe label-carrier with the label over the bottle to which thelabel is to, be applied. Fig. 6 is a perspective-view of thelabel-carrier, showing the bottom plate with the perforations in acircular form. Fig. '7 is a view in elevation of another bottom plate ofthe label-carrier with the perfora-v tions arranged in a rectangularform. Fig. 8 is a view in elevation of another bottom plate of thelabel-carrier with the perforations arranged in an oblong form.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

A represents a base-plate of suitable dimensions, and located on one endof the same is a label-box B, in which are packed a number of labels B,and having an opening B2 at the top and having its side closed by asuitable door The said labels B are placed upon the movable bottom B4 insaid box, which is pressed upwardly by springs B5, secured to the bottomof the box at B6 and for seria no. 633,527. (No model.)

the purpose of holding said labels in the upper part of tige box. YVithsaid label-box B there is adapted to cooperate the label-carrier C,having suitable standards C', in the top of which are j ournaled wheelsC2, adapted to run upon rods C2, which are supported at the ends byvertical standards C4. This label-carrier has a hollow chamber C5, andits bottom plate C6 is secured in place by suitable screws C7. In saidbottom plate there are provided perforations C8, for a purposehereinafter described.

Connected to one end of the label-carrier C at D is a flexible tubing D,which extends upwardly and is supported in suitable standards D2 andthen extends andv opens into the piston-chamber G2 of the pump G at thepoint D2. Also communicating with the chamber C5 of the label-carrier Catthe point E' is another iiexible tubing E, which extends upwardly andis supported in said standards D2 and then extends to and communicateswith the piston-chamber G2 at the point E2 alongside of the tube D,hereinbefore mentioned.

Firmly secured at F to one end of the labelcarrier C is a piston-rod F,to which at its other end is secured the piston F2, adapted toreciprocate in the piston-chamber F2, suitably supported on the side ofthe piston-chamber G2. Communicating with the piston-chamber F3 at theend opposite the label-carrier C is a iiexible tube F4, which opens intothe piston-chamber G2 at the point F5.

Supported on the lower ends C9 of the standard C is a rack H, adapted tomesh in the travel of said label-carrier C with the gears H2, iixed faston the shaft I-I, to which is secured the brush H3, which in itsrevolutions is adapted to be soaked with mucilage located in themucilage-box H4, in which is journaled the shaft H', so that-said brushis kept always coated with mucilage in the travel of the label-carrierC. OE to the side of said mpucilagebox H4 there is located an openlabeling-box J, and in said box J the bottle J or other article isadapted to receive the label, which is taken from the label-box B andcarried by the label-carrier to the labeling-box J. In this box J thereare arranged several blocks J 2, the top one of which is provided with asuitable recess J 2 to iit and retain in position IOO the article toreceive the label. The number of blocks used depends upon the size ofthe article to be labeled.

With the mechanism thus far described there is adapted to cooperate theair-pump G, which consists of the piston-chamber G2, in which there isadapted to reciprocate the plunger G', to which there is pivotallyconnected at G4 a connecting-rod G3, which is also pivotally connectedat G5 to the wheel G6, keyed fast to the shaft G7. To one side of saidwheel G6 there is located a drivingpulley G9, also iXed fast on saidshaft G7. Alongside of said pulley G9 is a loose pulley G11, which whenthe apparatus is not in operation receives the belt G10, and no power iscommunicated to the apparatus, but when it is desired to operate theapparatus the belt G10 is shifted onto the pulley G9, whereby theapparatus is set in operation by the power communicated.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows: Vith the parts in theirnormal positions, as shown in Fig. l, with the label-carrier C over thelabel-box B, the plunger G is about to commence its upper stroke, and insaid upward movement it draws the air into the piston-chamber G2 fromthe flexible tube D and from the flexible tube F4, and the result isthat the suction of the air through the tube D causes a vacuum in thechamber C5 of the label-carrierv C, and the air being eX- hausted fromthe chamber C5 causes a draft through the perforations C8 in the bottomplate C6 of said carrier and draws up the end of the top label in theboX B through the opening B2 and holds said label fast to the bottom ofsaid plate C6 over the perforations C2. (See Fig. 4.) The pull on thepump in the upper stroke of the plunger G also sucks the air from thepiston-chamber F3 through the flexible tube F4 and pulls the piston-headF2 from one end of said piston-chamber F3, as shown in dotted lines,Fig. l, to the opp0 site end of said chamber, as shown in Fig. 3. Insaid upward movement the label-carrier, with the top label, is drawnfrom the labelbox B to and over the article to be marked in thelabeling-box J, (see Fig. 5,) with the labelheld fast to the under sideof the carrier by reason of the vacu um produced. The apparatus is sotimed that when the label-carrier, with the label, is over the bottle orother article to be marked the piston F2 is at the far end of thepiston-chamber F2aud the plunger G is about to begin its downwardmovement. Now as said downward movement of the plunger G begins thevacuum heretofore produced in the tubes D and F4 ceases, andthe airpasses into the chamber G2 when the plunger G' is at the upper limit ofits stroke, is forced from the piston-chamber G2 by the downward thrustof the plunger G through the tubes D and E, and blows the label held tothe bottom of the carrier C by the vacuum produced onto the bottle orother article to be marked, and in the same downward movement of theplunger G air from the piston-v chamber G2 passes through the tube F4and acts against the piston-head F2 and drives the label-carrier C fromits position over the laheling-box J to its original position over thelabel-box B in position to receive another label, and the operation iscontinued, as hereinbefore described, in the application of labels tovarious articles.

lt will be noticed that there is a valve E4, pivoted within the hollowchamber C5 of the label-carrier C alongside of the opening E', where thetube E opens into said chamber C5. Now when the vacuum is produced bythe upward stroke of the plunger G this valve, by the suction createdthrough the tube E, is closed, and thus prevents any action on thelabel-carrier C on account of the tube E being closed; but when the airis forced from the piston-chamber G2 the valve opens and theair-pressure through said tube E assists the pressure through the tube Dand causes the application of the label to the bottle or other article.lt is deemed advisable to close the tube E by the valve E4 in order thatthe label may not be pulled up too closely to the bottom plate G6 intothe perforations C8, and thereby wrinkle the label; but when it comes tothe-application of the label the large pressure is required to blow thelabel onto the bottle or other article, so that I have more pressure toapply the label than is required to carry the label from the label-boxto the labeling-box.

The air is taken into the chamber G2 of the pump G through the inlet awhen the plunger G has reached the upper limit of its stroke, and owingto the rapidity with which atmospheric air rushes into a vaccum alargeamount of air passes into said chamber G2, and this admitted air iscompressed by the downward stroke of the piston and, passing through thetubes D and E, blows the label freely from the label-carrier onto thearticle to be labeled and, passing from the tube F4, drives thelabel-carrier back to its normal position over the label-box B.

When the label-carrier C begins its travel from its position over thelabel-box B and moves toward the labeling-box J, the rack H, carried bysaid label-carrier C, operates the brush H3 by means of the rack H andpinion H', and the label B', which has been lifted from the label-box B,as shown in Fig. 4, and held to the bottom of the label-carrier, passesover the brush H3 and is coated with mucilage on its under side, as thelabels are all arrangedin the box B face upward, so that when the labelis blown onto the bottle or other article in the labeling-box J itadheres to said article with the face of the label exposed to View.

As labels are made in various shapes, the label-carrier C is adapted tobe provided with bottom plates C6, having their perforations O8 arrangedin various forms to suit dierently-shaped labels, so that the vacuumpro- IOO IIO

`owing to all of the perforations not being closed by the label.

I do not limit myself to the arrangement y and construction shown, asthe same may vary Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus ascertained the nature of my invention and set forth aconstruction embodying the same, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the l. In an apparatus for labelingarticles, a label-box for holding the labels, a label-carrier fortransferring a label from the labelbox to the article to be labeled,means for moving the label-carrier from the label-box to the article tobe labeled, a device located in the line of travel of the label-carrierfor applying adhesive material to the label as the under side of saidlabelpasses over and in contact With said device on the travel of saidlabel from the label-box to the article to be labeled, and means forproducing an airpressure in said label-carrier to apply the transferredlabel to the article to be labeled.

k2. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacu um to move thelabel-carrier from the label-box to the article to be labeled, a devicelocated in the line of travel of the label-carrier for applying adhesivematerial to the under side of the label in its travel from the label-boxto the article to be labeled, and means for producing an air-.pressurein said label-carrier to apply the transferred label to the article tobe labeled.

3. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacuum to move thelabel-carrier from the label-box to the article to be labeled, a devicelocated in the line of travel of said label-carrier for applyingadhesive material to the under side of the label on its travel from thelabel-box to the article to be labeled, means for producing anair-pressure in said label-carrier to apply the transferred label to thearticle to be labeled, and means for returning the label-carrier to thelabel-box.

4. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring` a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacuum to lifta labelfrom the label-box to the label-carrier and to move the label-carrierWith the label to the article to be labeled, and means for producing anairpressure in said label-carrier to apply the transferred label to thearticle to be labeled.

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label-box for holding the labels, a label-carrier for transferring alabel from the label-box to the article to be labeled, means forproducing a vacuum to lift a label from the labelbox to thelabel-carrier and to move the labelcarrier With the label to the articleto be labeled, means for producing an air-pressure in said label-carrierto apply the transferred vlabel to the article to be labeled, and meansfor returning the label-carrier to the label-box.

6. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the label-box tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacuum to lift a labelfrom said labelbox to the label-carrier and to move the labelcarrierwith the label to the article to be labeled, and means for producing anair-pressure to apply the transferred label to the article to be labeledand to return said labelcarrier to said label-box.

7. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the label-box tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacuum to lift a labelfrom the label-box to the label-carrier and to move the label-carrierVWith the label to the article to be labeled, a devicelocated in theline of travel of said label-carrier for applying adhesive material tothe under side of the label on its travel from the label-box to thearticle to belabeled, and means for producing an air-pressure in saidlabel-carrier to apply the transferred label to the article to belabeled.

8. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the label-box tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacuum to lifta labelfrom the label-box to the label-carrier and to move said label-carrierWith the label to the article to be labeled, a device located in theline of travel of said label-carrier for applying adhesive'material tothe under side of the label on its travel from the label-box to thearticle to be labeled, and means for producing an air-pressure to applythe transferred label to the article to be labeled and to return saidlabel-carrier to said label-box.

9. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the label-box tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacuum to lift a labelfrom the label-box to the label-carrier and to move the label-carrierWith the label to the article to be labeled, a brush located in a box inthe line of travel of said label-carrier and containing adhesive.material and adapted to be rotated by the movement of the label-carrierto apply adhesive material to the under side of the label on its travelfrom the label-box to the article to be labeled, and means for producingan air-pressure to apply the transferred label to the article to belabeled and to return said label-carrier to said label-box.

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10. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled and provided With a bottom plate having agroup of perforations corresponding in shape to the label to betransferred, means for producing a vacuum in the label-carrier to lift alabel from said label-box and to hold it over said perforations duringits travel to the article to be labeled, means for moving saidlabel-carrier from said label-box to the article to be labeled, a devicelocated in the line of travel of the label-carrier for applying adhesivematerial to the label as the under side of said label passes over and incontact with said device on the travel of said label from the label-boxto the article to be labeled, means for producing an air-pressure insaid label-carrier to apply the transferred label to the article to belabeled, and means for returning said label-carrier to said label-box.

1l. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a labelcarrier for transferring a label from the labelboX to thearticle to be labeled and having a perforated bottom, means forproducing a vacuum to lift a label from said label-box and to hold itover said perforations and to move the label-carrier With the label tothe article to be labeled, and means for producing an air-pressure toapply the transferred label to the article to be labeled and to returnsaid label-carrier to said label-box.

12. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled and having a perforated bottom, means forproducing a vacuum to lift a label from said label-box and to hold itover said perforations and to move the label-carrier with the label tothe article to be labeled, a device located in the line of travel ofsaid label-carrier for applying adhesive material to the under side ofthe label on its travel from the label-box to the article to be labeled,and means for producing an air-pressure to apply the transferred labelto the article to be labeled and to return said label-carrier to saidlabel-box.

13. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled and provided With a removable bottom platehaving a group of perforations corresponding in shape to the label to betransferred, means for producing a vacuum to lift a label from saidlabel-box and to hold it over said perforations and to move saidlabel-carrier with the label to the article to be labeled, and means forproducing an air-pressure to apply the transferred label to the articleto be labeled and to return said label-carrier to said label-box.

14. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled, a support for vthe carrier in its travel, andan air-pump adapted to produce,during its forward stroke, a vacuum tolift a label from said label-box to the label-carrier and to move saidlabelcarrier with the label to the article to be labeled, and adaptedduring its return stroke to produce an air-pressure to apply thetransferred label to the article to be labeled and to return saidlabel-carrier to said label-box.

15. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a receptacle for holding the articles to be labeled, alabelcarrier for transferring a label from the labelbox to the articleto be labeled in said receptacle, a support for the carrier in itstravel, and an air-pump adapted to produce, during its forward stroke avacuum to lift a label from said label-box to the label-carrier and tomove said label-carrier With the label from the label-box to the articleto be labeled in said receptacle, and adapted during its return stroketo produce an air-pressure upon its arrival over the article to belabeled in said receptacle to apply the transferred label to the articleto be labeled and to return said label-carrier to said label-box.

16. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels having an opening smaller than the size of the labels, alabel-carrier for transferring a label from the label-box to the articleto be labeled, means for producing a vacuum to lift a label from thelabel-box through said opening to the label-carrier andto move thelabel-carrier with the label to the article to be labeled, and means forproducing an air-pressure in said label-carrier to apply the transferredlabel to the article to be labeled.

17. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels having an opening smaller than the size of the labels, alabel-carrier for transferring a label from the label-box to the articleto be labeled, means for producing a Vacuum to lift a label from thelabel-box through said opening to the label-carrier and tomove thelabel-carrier with the label to the article to be labeled, and means forproducing an air-press ure to apply the transferred label to the articleto be labeled and to return the label-carrier to the label-box.

1S. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled, and an airpump havingits piston-rod connecteddirectly to a driving-Wheel and adapted to produce during its forwardstroke a vacuum to lift a label from said label-box to the label-carrierand to move said label-carrier with the label to the article to belabeled, and adapted during its return stroke to produce anrair-pressureto apply the transferred label to the article to be labeled and toreturn said labelcarrier to said label-box.

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label-box for holding the labels, a hollow label-carrier fortransferring a label from the label-box to the article to be labeled, asupport for the carrier in its travel, an air-pump, a conduit connectingsaid label-carrier with vsaid pump, a piston-chamber, a piston adaptedto reciprocate in said chamber and having its piston-rod connected tothe label-carrier, a conduit connecting said piston-chamber with saidair-pump, and a device located in the line of travel of thelabel-carrier for applying adhesive material to the under side of thelabel on its travel from the label-box to the article to be labeled,said air-pump being adapted during its forward stroke to produce avacuum in the label-carrier to lift a label fromthe label-box to thelabel-carrier and to produce a vacuum in said piston-chamber to move thelabel-carrier with the label to the article to be labeled, and adaptedduring its return stroke to produce an air-pressure in the label-carrierto apply the transferred label to the article to be labeled and to'produce an air-pressure in said piston-chamber to return saidlabel-carrier to said label-box.

20. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a hollow label-carrier for transferring a label from thelabel-box to the article to be labeled, a support for the carrier in itstravel, an air-pump .having its piston-rod connected to a drivingproducea vacuum in the label-carrier to -lift a label from the label-box to thelabel-carrier and to produce a vacuum in said piston-chamber to move thelabel-carrier with the label to the article to be labeled, and adaptedduring its return stroke to produce an air-pressure in the label-carrierto apply the transferred label to the article to be labeled and toproduce an air-pressure in said piston-chamber to return saidlabel-carrier to said label-box.

2l. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a hollow label-carrier for transferring a label from thelabel-box to the article to be labeled, a support for the carrier in itstravel, an air-pump having its piston-rod connected directly to adriving-wheel, a conduit connecting said label-carrier with said pump, apiston-chamber, a piston adapted to reciprocate in said chamber` andhaving its piston-rod connected to the label-carrier, a conduitconnecting said piston-chamber with said air-pump, means forl moving thelabels in the llabel-boXupwardly-toward the top o f said label-box, anda device located in the line of travel of the label-carrier for applyingadhesive material to the under side of the label on its travel from thelabel-box to the article to be labeled, said air-pump being adaptedduring its forward stroke to produce a vacuum in the labelcarrier tolift a label from the label-box to the label-carrier and to produce avacuum in said piston-chamber to move the label-carrier with the labelto the article to be labeled, and adapted during its return stroke toproduce an air-pressure in the label-carrier to apply the transferredlabel to the article to be labeled and to produce an air-pressure insaid piston-chamber to return said label-carrier to said label-box.

22..v In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a hollow label-carrier for transferring a label from thelabel-box to the article to be labeled and having a perforated bottom, asupport for the carrier in its travel, an air-pump havingits piston-rodconnected directly to a drivingwheel, a conduit connecting saidlabel-carrier with said pump, a piston-chamber, a piston adapted toreciprocate in said chamber and having its piston-rod connected to thelabelcarrier, a conduit connecting said pistonchamber with saidair-pump, means for moving the labels in the label-box upwardly towardthe topof said box, and a device located in the line of travel of thelabel-carrier for applying adhesive material to the under side of thelabel on its travel from the label-box to the article to be labeled,said air-pump being adapted during its forward stroke to produce avacuum in the label-carrier to lift a label from the label-box to thelabel-carrier and to hold it oversaid perforations and to produce a vacuum in said piston-chamber to move the label-carrier with the label tothe article to be labeled, and adapted during its return stroke toproduce an air-pressure in the labelcarrier to apply the transferredlabel to the article to be labeled and to produce an airpressure in saidpiston-chamber to return said label-carrier to said label-box.

23. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holdingthe'labels having an opening smaller than the size of the labels, ahollow label-carrier for transferring a label from the label-box to thearticle to be labeled and having a perforated bottom, a supportv for thelabel-carrier in its travel, an air-pump having a piston-rod connecteddirectly to a driving-wheel, a conduit connecting said labelcarrier withsaid pump, a piston-chamber, a piston adapted to reciprocatein saidchamber and having its piston-rod connected to the label-carrier, aconduit connecting said piston-chamber with said air-pump, means formoving the labels in the label-box upwardly toward the top of said box,and a devicelocatedin the line of travel of the label-carrier forapplying adhesive material tor-the under side ofthe label on itstravel-from the labelboX to the article to belabeled, said air-pumpbeing 'adapted during its forward stroke to IOO IIO

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' produce a vacuum in the label-carrier to lift a label from thelabel-box to the label-carrier through said opening and to hold it oversaid perforations and to produce a vacuum in said piston-chamber to movethe label-carrier with the label to the article to be labeled, andadapted during its return stroke to produce an airpressnre in thelabelcarrier to apply the transferred label to the article to be labeledand to produce an air-pressure in said pistonchamber and to return saidlabel-carrier to said label-box.

24C. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled, a device located in the line of travel oflthe label-carrier for applying adhesive material to the label as theunder side of said label passes over and in contact with said device inthe travel of said label from the label-box to the article to belabeled, a power-shaft, a driving-wheel fast on said power-shaft, and anair-pump having its piston-rod connected directly to said driving-wheeland adapted during its forward stroke to produce a vacuum in saidlabel-carrier to lift a label to said label-carrier and to hold itthereon, and adapted during its return stroke to produce an air-pressurein said label-carrier to apply the transferred label to the article tobe labeled.

25. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled, a device located in the line of travel of thelabel-carrier for applying adhesive material to the under side of thelabel on its travel from the label-box to the art-icle to be labeled, apowershaft, a driving-wheel fast on said powershaft, and an air-pumphaving its piston-rod connected directly to said driving-wheel andadapted during its forward stroke to produce a vacuum in saidlabel-carrier to lift a label to said label-carrier and to hold itthereon and to move said label-carrier with the label to the article tobe labeled, and adapted during its return stroke to produce anair-pressure in the said label-carrier to apply the transferred label tothe article to be labeled nd to return said label-carrier to said label-26. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelbox tothe article to be labeled, asupport for the carrier in its travel, adevice located in the line of travel of the label-carrier for applyingadhesive material to the under side of the label on its travel from thelabel-box to the article to be labeled, and an air-pump adapted duringits forward stroke to produce a vacuum in said label-carrier to lift alabel' to said label-carrier and to hold it thereon and to move saidlabel-carrier with the label to the article to be labeled, and adaptedduring its return stroke to produce an air-pressure in the saidlabel-carrier to apply the transferred label to the article to belabeled and to return said label-carrier to said labelbox.

27. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the label-box tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacu um to lift a labelfrom the labelbox to the label-carrier and to move the labelcarrier withthe label to the article to be labeled, and means for applying thetransferred label to the article to be labeled.

28. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelboX tothe article to be labeled, means for producing a vacuum to lift a labelfrom the labelbox to thelabel-carrier and to move the labelcarrier withthe label to the article to be labeled, means for applying thetransferred label to the article to be labeled, and adevice located inthe line of travel of the labelcarrier for applying adhesive material tothe under side of the label on its travel from the label-box to thearticle to be labeled.

29. In an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelboX tothe article to be labeled, means for lifting a label from the label-boxand for holding it on the label-carrier, means for moving thelabel-carrier from the label-box to the article to be labeled, a devicelocated in the line of travel of the label-carrier for applying adhesivematerial to the label as the underside of said label passes over and incontact with said device on the travel of said label from the label-boxto the article to be labeled, and means for applying the transferredlabel to the article to be labeled.

30. ln an apparatus for labeling articles, a label-box for holding thelabels, a label-carrier for transferring a label from the labelboX'tothe article to' be labeled, means for producing a vacuum in thelabel-carrier to lift a label from the label-box and to hold it on thelabel-carrier during its travel to the article to be labeled, means formoving the label-carrier from the label-box to the article to belabeled, a device located in the line of travel 0f the label-carrier forapplying adhesive material to the underside of the label on its travelfrom the label-box to the article to be labeled, means for prod ucing anair-pressure in the label-carrier to apply the transferred label to thearticle to be labeled, and means for returning the label-carrier to thelabel-box.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 22d day of April, A. D.1897.

CHARLES F. TEBBETTS.

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C. A. STEWART, A. L. MESSER.

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